Local News
7 December 2024 / 7 December 2024 by Jason Reeves
As the festive season fills our hearts with warmth and our homes with light, we want to take a moment to celebrate the enduring hope and resilience of our community. This year has shown us the incredible power of coming together—not just to face challenges but to build a brighter, greener future. Christmas is a […]
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30 November 2024 / 30 November 2024 by Jason Reeves
Our Parliamentary team of four MPs and two Peers have been hard at work this month, representing their constituencies and fighting for a fairer and greener future for us all. Here’s your update from our Greens in Parliament: Carla Denyer MP Carla proposed and spoke in favour of several amendments to the Renters’ Rights Bill, including […]
5 July 2024 / 5 July 2024 by Jason Reeves
We did it! Four target constituencies and four seats elected. There are now four Green MPs in Parliament – MPs who will not only be speaking up for their constituents but also for everyone who voted Green last night. This result is an incredible breakthrough for the Green Party and shows how much appetite there is […]
4 July 2024 / 4 July 2024 by Jason Reeves
It’s time to vote. Polling stations are open from 7am until 10pm. Find your local polling station at https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/i-am-a/voter/your-election-information, but it should also be on your polling card. And remember to take your photo ID. Vote for Real Hope. Vote for Real Change. Vote Green.
3 June 2024 / 3 June 2024 by Jason Reeves
We are nearly there! We have enough funds to put up two fantastic candidates in the Test Valley. But we need to get out material to promote them and give local people a choice to vote Green on 4 July. If you have not done so already, even the tiniest contribution helps us towards our […]
5 May 2024 / 9 May 2024 by Jason Reeves
Although there were no local elections in the Test Valley this week, the Green Party has had fantastic results across the country. In Bristol Central, a target constituency for the forthcoming general election, the Green Party won every council seat available. With 34 councillors, Greens are now the largest party on Bristol City Council, and […]
24 April 2024 / 9 May 2024 by Jason Reeves
A weekly hour-long vigil for peace and a ceasefire in Gaza began outside Andover Guildhall on 30 January 2024. As the bombardment of the Gaza Strip has continued unabated and the consequent humanitarian crisis continued to grow, the weekly vigils have continued at 5:30pm every Tuesday. On 1 March 2024 a similar series of vigils […]
24 March 2024 / 3 June 2024 by Jason Reeves
Test Valley Green Party is delighted to announce the selection of Candidates for the forthcoming General Election. Hina West will contest the North West Hampshire constituency. Hina West has been selected as the prospective Green Party Parliamentary candidate for the constituency of North West Hampshire at this year’s General Election. She previously stood in the local […]
6 May 2023 / 9 May 2024 by Jason Reeves
This week many councils across England had elections for local councillors. In the Test Valley, we stood 8 candidates across 6 borough wards. And although we didn’t win any seats in the borough, we did improve our proportion of the vote from 2019. We would like to thank everyone who voted for us across the […]
12 April 2023 / 9 May 2024 by Jason Reeves
Nominations have closed for this year’s local elections in England, and the Green Party of England and Wales is standing 3,322 candidates across the country. That means the party has a candidate in 41% of the seats that are up for election – a record proportion for the Greens. The last time these seats were up for […]
6 April 2023 / 9 May 2024 by Jason Reeves
On 4th May, citizens across the Test Valley will vote for new representatives to stand up for them and the interests of their communities. Vote Green on 4th May for people who work hard for communities and the planet. Paul Howland – Charlton and the Pentons Ward Jason Reeves – Blackwater Ward Jonathan Cotterell – […]
27 February 2023 / 9 May 2024 by Catherine Hosen
Paul Howland and Carol Bartholomew had a productive weekend canvassing in Charlton village, near Andover this weekend. They called at just over 100 houses, of whom nearly 50% answered the door. They spoke to a lot of disaffected former Conservative voters, a lot of whom said they were considering voting Green in the upcoming Council […]
25 February 2023 / 9 May 2024 by Catherine Hosen
We could not have had better weather for our Walk & Talk social last weekend. Many thanks to Paul Howland for organising and sharing an excellent route, complete with great pub for lunch. We enjoyed walking over beautiful hillsides with panoramic views on the way to King’s Somborne, then after delicious food and great company […]
1 February 2023 / 1 February 2023 by Catherine Hosen
Monthly meeting of Test Valley Green Party Agenda 01Feb23 Email testvalleygreens@gmail.com for Zoom link
7 December 2022 / 9 May 2024 by Catherine Hosen
Zoom meeting with Claudia Fisher on Thursday 8th December, 7:00-8:30pm with the aim of identifying a potential Target2Win Ward in Romsey. Email testvalleygreens@gmail.com for meeting link if you would be interested in attending.
6 December 2022 / 9 May 2024 by Catherine Hosen
We held the first AGM of Test Valley Green Party in November 2022. We elected a great team of new officers: We also wrote a new Constitution for the local party, which you can read here.
December Meeting: Wednesday 7th December 7pm December meeting online, please email testvalleygreens@gmail.com for meeting link. Wednesday 7th December 7:30pm. Agenda includes remaining content needs for website, next newsletter, and focus on May elections.
2 August 2022 / 2 August 2022 by Catherine Hosen
Zoom meeting at 7:30pm on Wednesday 10th August. Please let us know if you’d be interested in joining us!
